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Attachment A Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 10, 2015 Page 41 direction needed. Councilmember Willmus stated that his position had not changed, and the time had come to address this issue. Councilmember Etten addressed soine technical issues he had with the draft ordi- nance and suggested the following revisions to staff's draft ordinance (Attach- ment C): • Section 411.02: Definitions Removal of items f— h retaining other definitions that related to potential wildlife evident in Roseville Incorporate Section 411.02 (Prohibitions) from Councilmeinber McGehee's draft ordinance into staff's draft ordinance, Section 411.03 (Prohibitions), re- placing staff's second sentence verbatim with Councilmeinber McGehee's second sentence addressing the height component, but removing the reference to deer Councilmember Etten agreed with the City Council discussion held with the Parks & Recreation Commission on the need for a wildlife feeding ban beyond just deer, noting that this would language as ainended would address the amount of food and height restrictions for those desiring to feed deer. In justifying the need for a feeding ban, Councilinember Etten opined that while it may not do much it may reduce the concentration if deer have trouble finding food and have to forage, further supporting natural eradication. Councilmember Etten recognized that this draft ordinance represented only a small step and he wanted to see a draft wildlife management plan and move that forward with the ordinance as a comprehensive plan. Councilmember McGehee stated that she had additional problems with the sug- gestion to remove items f and f. Mayor Roe noted that there appeared to be some confusion among Councilmem- bers and the public with the draft ordinances, and clarified that the draft prepared by staff and the City Attorney was included as Attachment C to the RCA, and Councilmember McGehee's draft submission was the one-page bench handout and specific to a deer feeding ban. Councilmember McGehee suggested language in item a of Section 411.02 (Defi- nitions) of staff's draft ordinance should stop at the comma simply stating "ani- mals and birds, the keeping of which is licensed by the state or federal govern- ment." Would suffice and the remainder of the list was meaningless with few of them seen as wildlife, while some were actually kept as pets by some people. While unsure, Councilmember McGehee opined that itein d in that section should be struck as well.